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fishers.
The work is divided into twoparts; the first
treating OF art III History" its causes,
nature, development and different stages or
progression; the second treating OF tmodernl
art IN Theory - Its aims. motives and man
ner of expression. The book NAV be des-
cribed as Il philosophy of art but the treat
ment Is popular In nature and avoids scien-
ti1c term inology. twill interest artists BY
its peculiar views. and the intelligent general
reader by its condensed history, apt lucas Of
art and graphic style.
GRANT AS SOLDIER, by Augustus w. Alex
ander, OF st. Louis. Published by the au-
thor,
The author in this work evidently aims to
give fam view of Grant as soldier. At the
North, however, he will not find many who
agree with his views.
MAGAZINES.
The Swiss Cross for March ia very good
number. The Potter Scientist" is the lead
ing article. 1t tells in q delightful manner Of
the trials and disappontmcnts OF Bernard
Palsy in his attempts to discover the art of
enameling pottery. Other articles are: "Some
Products of Coal Gas Tar" by j. II. Manning;
square Bamboo" Romyn Hitchcock;"W alter
in America" Ill, II. L. Cresson: 'Methods
of Arrow Reease;" Amateur Photography
and Its Possibilities" l., Laura M. Marquand.
The various departments are well kept up.
The Caterer and Household Magazine for
March has an inviting table Of contents. The
frontlspiece is entitled NV aiting for the First
Course" and a very suggestive illustration it
Ii. "Authors and What They Eat is a good
article. "A Letter to a Dyspeptic" might he
read with profit by more than half of the
reading public. l ,0l3 Chestnut street. Phila-
delphia.
The Forum for March has a number of very
infa icla Nv oft in,
lar will attract much attention. 1t is by DR..
William A, Hammond, of New York, on
mysterious Disappearance" In the article
DR.. Hammond shows that many of the per-
sons who so strangely disappear in our large
cities are subjects OF temporary loss Of per-
sonal identity. not unusual form of mental
alteration. and he cites many interesting
cases in support of this view. THE Sea Ser
pent MYTH by Theodore Gill; is another
article that Will find many readers. The Fo-
rum Publishing Company, 81 Fifth avenue,
New York.
The Southern Bivouac for March opens with
an illustrated article on the wines and
| Vines of Virginia. touching on an industry
| not very well known, DIR. Dinwiddie B.
] Phillips tells the story of the "Merrimac." its
| triumphs and its destruction. B. w. Duke
writes of the very prevalent superstitious be-
| lief in the power of legislation to cure all the
ill., society is heir to- Falcon tells of esquire
| Johnson's Court" which is as full of humor as
| any thing in Georgia Scenes" 1t is capital
| short story. Another instalment of Jeffer-
sons unpublished letters to william Short is
| given, Mrs. Susan B. Dixon discusses
| O'Hara's poem, the "Bivouac of the Dead"
presenting version widely different from
| that adopted by Mr.. Ranck. and giving good
reasons for her preference. Altogether the
| March number is fully up to its high standard.
Louisville, Ky.
| The March Outing contains the continual
| tor Of Thomas Stevens article, "Around the
| World on a Bicycle" illustrated by the dis
| tinguished artists, j. and G. Temple. Stevens,
| though he finished his trip only few weeks
ago, he has barely got through the "CapItal
| of Persia" in the present number. A variety
| of articles on outdoor life and sport make up
| the remainder of the number. Among them
are The Bicycle in Virginia and New Hamp-
! shire" Life in Southern California Row
| ing" Carnival Sports in Rome" a splendid
| sea yarn by Capt. Coffin, ''Trout Fishing in
Germany" Bear Hunting in Mexico"
| Cruising in Florida, etc. The
monthly record, as usual, gives a complete
review OF the sports OF The past month.
Outing, l40 Nassau street. New York.
The new Princeton Review has accus-
| toned its readers to literary features of the
! most interesting character, but it has GER
tainly secured nothing more brilliant than
Henri Faine's Characterization of Napoleon
Bonaparte" in its March issue. A more
incisive piece of writing has not been read for
| many a day than THIS study of man of
genius on the side of action, by a man of
genius on the side of reflection. Mr.. u.
/. Godkin deals with Some Political
and Social Aspects of the Tariff" with char
acteristic incisiveness and point indicating
the unsound premises and the unhealthy re-
suits of the American tariff system. "The
Essentials of Eloguence'' are possessed bv
few great preachers SO completely by the
Rev. DR.. VIM. Nj. Taylor. who defines with
mastery clearness its essential clements. ON
such q subject as 1.-The Study of Politics" Mr.
Woodrow Wilson writes with grasp of all
the factors of public life and action. The
vews'' discusses AT length themes as timely
and as diverse as "The Land and Labor
Party p Lord Tennyson's latest poems under
the title of Fruit from an Old Tree,n and
"The Half Century of Victoria's Reigu.e A.
z. Armstrong Il Co., TIA Broadway, n. Y.
The North American Review for March is
an exceptionally good number. Among the
articles are the following: "Some Intivroga-
ton Points," Robert G InGersoll; why am
l q Baptist" Rev. Thomas Armitage d. D.
LII. D.; "Drury's Bluff and PETERSBURG
Gen. G. T. Beauregard; "Our King in Dress
Coat" Moncure d. Conway; "A Letter on
Prayer" the Duke of Argyll; Modern Feud-
alism, /" James F. Hudson; "a Rejoinder to
Gen. Beauregard,y Bear Admiral Taylor;
working Women" Ida M. Van Etten. No.
8 East Fourteenth street.
The January number of The Cosmopolitan
series of articles. Lovers of first class fiction
should not fail to reaa "Signor Io,'' the third
and fourth chapters of which are published
in this number. This story was written by
Salvatore Farina, the great Italian novelist,
and is the most remarkable and fascinating
of his works. For wit, humor, pathos, for in
siaht into human nature it is without an
equal in any language. Mr.. Frank &, Car
penter's article on "The Real Martha Wash
ington" presents a new, interesting and nm
conventional view of the wife of the first
President. 1t is certain to arouse much con-
troversy. Schlicht & Field & Co., Rochester,
NY.
The Atlanta Medical and Surgical Journal
for March has some very interesting and val
liable reports, correspondence. eommunica-
lions and editorial matter. j. p. Harrison &
Co., Atlanta. Ga.
The Church Magazine for March has an I'M
usual number of articles that are interesting.
Among them are ethical Culture" by Rev.
J. A Harris, ID. D.; "A SeIfless Man." by K.
X. Wesbrook; "a Legend OF ST. Sophia" and
others. Timely topics are we'll edited and
contain great deal of valuable matter. l..
K. Hamersly s. Co., 1910 Chestnut street,
Philadelphia.
The March Magazine of American History
is q spirited spring number. Perhaps historic
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